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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 335 · 40 questions
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Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  5. 5.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  8. 8.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a short note
  2. a polite sign-off
  3. short and specific
  4. spelling names right
  5. False
  6. the sign-off
  7. a detail you recall
  8. False
  9. adding demands
  10. misspelling their name
  11. a good note habit
  12. a good note habit
  13. naming one detail
  14. a good note habit
  15. within 24 hours
  16. the sign-off
  17. your interest
  18. True
  19. yes, it is still polite
  20. the sign-off
  21. the thanks
  22. the thanks
  23. a detail you recall
  24. a good note habit
  25. True
  26. a poor note habit
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. sending it the same day
  31. misspelling their name
  32. False
  33. asking for the result
  34. sending it the same day
  35. a short note
  36. False
  37. all of them
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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